Non-Tenure Track Faculty; and Director Health Science Education Program

Non-Tenure Track Faculty (Open Rank) and Director of the Health Science Education Program

Loyola University Chicago (LUC), Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health invites applications for a 9-month full-time, non-tenure track faculty (Open Rank) and Director of the Health Science Education Program.

The Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health at Loyola University Chicago is a dynamic, mission-driven institution where faculty and staff are empowered to shape the future of health. Grounded in a commitment to social justice and health equity, we tackle public health and health science challenges through innovative, data-driven, interdisciplinary collaboration. We generate impactful research and scholarship and translate findings into real-world solutions.

With a strong emphasis on experiential learning, we support the connection between classroom and community, preparing the next generation of health professionals and public health leaders to drive meaningful change.

Through four areas of study (Applied Health Sciences, Healthcare Administration, Health Informatics and Data Science, and Public Health Sciences), faculty teach, challenge, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students, as well as career professionals. We emphasize inter-disciplinary learning, collaboration, and care for communities, while maintaining a focus on better understanding all the social determinants of health. Our faculty pursue a range of scholarly research that incorporates systems- and design-thinking which translates into sustainable, scalable solutions to advance knowledge and improve health and the delivery of care.

There has never been a more important time to build a new inter-disciplinary health sciences and public health school. Parkinson faculty are called to develop the next generation of healthcare leaders who will drive change and expand knowledge in the service of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.

Academic duties and responsibilities include:

• Education:
  
  Teaching responsibilities include course assignments in collaboration with the department chairperson, and/or the Dean to maximize students' opportunities for success.
• Scholarship:
  Faculty are expected to be engaged in scholarly accomplishments at a level consistent with expectations of the Parkinson School and department related to their specialty area.
• Service:
  Engagement in service to the program, Department, Parkinson School, and/or University is an expectation of full-time faculty.
• Ensure operational excellence for the health science program consistent with the Parkinson School and University policies, procedures, and processes in collaboration with key faculty and staff.
• Teach applied or didactic courses related to the health science curriculum.
• Academic advising and mentorship to currently matriculated students in the health science program.
• Work with colleagues to enhance and improve existing programs and develop new academic ones, as applicable.
• Ensure operational excellence for the undergraduate program(s) consistent with the Parkinson School and University policies, procedures, and processes in collaboration with key faculty and staff.
• Articulate a vision for distinguishing the Parkinson School related to educational programs in the specific program.
• Inspire a commitment to excellence in teaching in the undergraduate program(s).
• Recruit, develop, and retain exceptional, diverse faculty for the program(s).
• Enhance the Parkinson School's reputation for exceptional, distinctive learning experiences that embody the values of a Jesuit education.
• Model an authentic commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, multiculturalism, anti-racism, and racial justice.
• Build partnerships across Loyola and with the communities it serves.
• Demonstrate institutional citizenship and leadership.

Specific responsibilities related to this position include, but are not limited to:

• Provides vision and leadership for the undergraduate program within the context of the Parkinson School and the University's mission, vision, and strategic initiatives.
• Facilitates curriculum development, delivery, evaluation, and revision of the undergraduate program in accordance with the Parkinson School, University, regulator, accreditation, and professional policies and standards.
• Recruitment of students in collaboration with professional networks and Loyola University Chicago departments.
• Coordinates admission and enrollment of incoming students in collaboration with internal and external partners.
• Responsible for academic advising and progression of matriculated students through the program.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners to provide students with opportunities for extra-curricular learning and professional development opportunities such as seminars, simulations, workshops, community, social, and networking events.
• Coordinates scheduling and delivery of program core courses, including teaching assignments for full-time and part-time faculty, in collaboration with the…